Pancham Vaidic’s Pulish, at Academy
Acclaimed Polish dramatist Slawomir Mrozek’s dark political satire on power titled Police, adapted and directed by Arpita Ghosh. Recommended: ★★★★. Read my review.
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Sansriti’s Khokkas, at Academy
Adapted from Evgeny Schwartz’s satirical Russian play The Dragon (1944) by Arpita Ghosh and directed by Debesh Chattopadhyay. A village terrorized by a dragon finds an unlikely saviour.
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Aneek’s Aksharik, at Academy
Dramatist-director Debasish’s biodrama about Panchanan Karmakar, the first creator of Bengali moveable typeface in the 18th century, based on Rajat Chakraborti’s novel Panchananer Haraph. Recommended: ★★★★ Read my review.
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Renaissance’s Charandas MLA, at Madhusudan
Revival of Renaissance’s Hindi production from the 1990s. Dramatized from Satinath Bhaduri’s satirical story by Partha Sarathi Upadhyay and directed by Bimal Chakraborty.
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ZARIN CHAUDHURI (1942-2024)
We lose our pillars according to the ways of time, but the passing of Zarin Chaudhuri leaves a huge void in Kolkata theatre that no one person can fill alone,
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Nat-ranga’s Chhayapather Sheshe, at Academy
Dramatist-director Sohan Bandopadhyay’s ghostly comedy set in a dilapidated north Kolkata hall about to be demolished to make way for a mall. Resident spooks protest against the reigning politician’s corruption.
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IPTA — Spandan’s Padatik Mrinal, at Madhusudan
To mark Mrinal Sen’s centenary, a play celebrating his cultural and political engagement. Written by Shibaditya Dasgupta, Sumanto Bandyopadhyay and Anal Pal; directed by Samudra Guha.
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Ekush Shatak’s Krishnaranga, at Madhusudan
Revival of dramatist-director Loknath Bandyopadhyay’s farce, adapted from Peter Shaffer’s hit Black Comedy (1965). One of the funniest productions you can presently view; we cannot reveal more! Recommended: ★★★★
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Ichheymoto’s Henry Kothay?, at Tapan
Director Saurav Palodhi’s adaptation of Clifford Odets’s 1935 socialist classic, Waiting for Lefty, about the poverty of taxi drivers in the USA.
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Ha-Ja-Ba-Ra-La’s Aniket Sandhya, at Academy
Revival of their old production, written and directed by Chandan Sen, about the plight of lonely senior citizens.
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aRANYA’s Trasadi, at KCC
A solo performance written and performed by Manav Kaul, about the grief that comes with losing one’s mother. Part of KCC’s AMI Arts Festival.
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Aneek’s Bukjhim ek Bhālobāsā, at Tapan
A tragic love story written by Syed Shamsul Haque, dramatized and directed by Sraman Chatterjee. Read my review here.
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